16:50 Galway

Saturday 3 August 2024

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2517:55

Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 1m 31.18s

(13)

Clear Quartz⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M Fahey| OR: 70| C

13/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 17-runner handicap at this course (8.6f, good to soft, 12/1) 4 days ago, keeping on well. Carries 7 lb penalty. Needs considering.

Form: 020-001

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(5)

Imposing Supreme⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Ryan| T: T Gibney| OR: 74| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Good third of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 17/2) 4 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8665-23

(1)

Mile End^b⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ben Coen| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 74

33/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap (40/1) at Roscommon (7.7f, good to soft) 82 days ago. Blinkers back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 656-600

(8)

Ramiro^h⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 74| D

16/1

Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Limerick (6.7f, soft, 5/2) 79 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 24-2734

(15)

Royal Pippen^p⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Magee| OR: 74| D

25/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 4 days ago. Cheekpieces refitted. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 90-5060

(12)

Mount Ruapehu^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 73

22/1

Good second of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 24 days ago, running on. In the picture.

Form: 040542

(7)

Dragon Of Malta^b,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Foley| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 70| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 18/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 59-0574

(16)

Drop The Dip⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 70

20/1

Took a step back in the right direction when fifth of 17 to Clear Quartz in handicap at this course (8.6f, good to soft) 4 days ago, travelling strongly long way. Player back in trip.

Form: 14-6785

(9)

Lady Arwen¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 70| D

66/1

Last of 6 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft, 16/1) 10 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 140-606

(3)

Stormie Outlook^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 70

9/1

Made it 2-2 this year with a career best in 10-runner handicap (17/2) at Killarney (8.2f, good) 17 days ago. Can go well in hat-trick bid despite a 5 lb rise.

Form: 6200-11

(19)

Racing Royalty^b⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: G Scott| OR: 69| BF| D

22/1

7/2, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (7.1f, soft) 66 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 117-594

(10)

Louiescall^p1⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 74

7/1

Very good third of 15 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 5 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 30-6353

(6)

Perfect Judgement^p⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: J Davison| OR: 74

5/1

18/1, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 5 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 340065

(4)

Eddie G²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. 5/4, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Dundalk (6f), overcoming pace bias. Off 6 months. Very much one to consider. RESERVE.

Form: 4073-1

Non-Runners

(17)

Shawaamekh⁷⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: J F Levins J: Donagh O'Connor

(11)

Expound¹⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

(18)

Loingseoir⁸⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: M C Grassick J: D E Sheehy

(14)

Blackcastle Storm⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 7

T: M J Smith J: Reserve 2

(2)

River Derwent⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: Thomas Coyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Imposing Supreme (4/1), Dragon Of Malta (9/2), Perfect Judgement (5/1), Expound (6/1), Clear Quartz (13/2), Louiescall (7/1), Stormie Outlook (9/1), Shawaamekh (10/1), Ramiro (16/1), Loingseoir (16/1), Drop The Dip (20/1), Blackcastle Storm (20/1), River Derwent (20/1), Mount Ruapehu (22/1), Racing Royalty (22/1), Royal Pippen (25/1), Eddie G (33/1), Mile End (33/1), Lady Arwen (66/1)

This is wide open so at the likely odds it is worth siding with DROP THE DIP to build on Tuesday's promise here now she reverts to a shorter trip. Imposing Supreme heads the list of dangers on the back of his good C&D third, although Stormie Outlook, Expound, Mount Ruapehu and Ramiro all need factoring into this highly competitive event too.